Three days before your colonoscopy - St Mark's Hospital

[Pages:3]Three days before your colonoscopy

Food and drink

TYPE OF FOOD OR DRINK

Milk and dairy

Bread and grains

Meat

Legumes

Fruits

Please follow the list below only:

YES -- OK TO EAT THESE FOODS

NO -- AVOID THESE FOODS

OK to eat: Milk ? Drops in tea / coffee Cheese, including cottage cheese Yogurt ? plain/natural

NO yogurt mixed with: Nuts, seeds, granola Fruit with skin or seeds (such as berries)

OK to eat: Breads and grains made with refined white flour (including rolls, muffins, bagels, pasta) White rice Plain crackers, such as Saltines Low-fiber cereal (including puffed rice, cream of wheat, corn flakes)

NO whole grains or high-fiber: Brown or wild rice Whole grain bread, rolls, pasta, or crackers Whole grain or high-fiber cereal (including granola, raisin bran, oatmeal) Bread or cereal with nuts or seeds

OK to eat: Chicken ? no skin Turkey ? no skin Fish and seafood ? no skin Eggs Tofu

NO tough meat with gristle or deep fried / grilled:

None allowed

NO: Dried peas (including split or black-eyed) Dried beans (including kidney, pinto, garbanzo/chickpea) Lentils Any other legume

OK to eat: Fruit juice without pulp Applesauce Ripe cantaloupe and honeydew Ripe, peeled apricots and peaches Canned or cooked fruit without seeds or skin

NO seeds, skin, membranes; or dried fruit: Raw fruit with seeds, skin, or membranes (includes berries, pineapple, apples, oranges, watermelon) Raisins or other dried fruit No canned pineapple

Food and drink reviewed: August 2017

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TYPE OF FOOD OR DRINK

YES -- OK TO EAT THESE FOODS

OK for some if cooked or canned: Pumpkin squash ? no skin Sweet potato - ? no skin

Vegetables

None allowed

Nuts, nut butter, seeds

Fats and oils Soups

OK to eat: Butter Margarine Vegetable and other oils Mayonnaise Salad dressings made without seeds or nuts

OK to eat: Broth, bouillon, consomme, and strained soups

Desserts

OK to eat: Plain pudding Plain Ice cream ? small quantity Sherbet or sorbet Rich tea biscuits Plain sponge cake

NO -- AVOID THESE FOODS

NO raw, skin, seeds, peel; or certain other vegetables:

Sweetcorn Potatoes with skin Tomatoes Cucumbers with seeds and peel Cooked cabbage or Brussels sprouts Green peas Summer and winter squash Lima beans Onions

NO nuts or seeds: Nuts including peanuts, almonds, walnuts Chunky nut butter Seeds such as fennel, sesame, pumpkin, sunflower

NO salad dressing made with seeds or nuts

NO: Unstrained soups Chili Lentil soup Dried bean soup Corn soup Pea soup

NO: Coconut Anything with seeds or nuts Anything with added red or purple dye Cookies or cakes made with whole grain flour, seeds, dried fruit, or nuts

Food and drink reviewed: August 2017

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TYPE OF FOOD OR DRINK

YES -- OK TO EAT THESE FOODS

Drinks or beverages

OK to eat: Coffee Tea Clear fruit drinks (no pulp) Ensure, Boost, or Enlive without added fiber

Other

OK to eat: Sugar Salt Honey Syrup Lemon juice

Suitable Indian dishes

Palin flour roti/nann Plain potato shak ? no skin Plain shrikhand no nuts

NO -- AVOID THESE FOODS

NO: Fruit or vegetable juice with pulp Beverages with red or purple dye

NO: Coconut Popcorn Jam Marmalade Relishes Pickles Olives Stone-ground mustard

One day before your colonoscopy

Have a good breakfast and light lunch of foods taken from the permitted list above until 12noon.

From 12noon do not eat any solid food until after your examination but drink plenty of clear fluids

Food and drink reviewed: August 2017

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